Fashion Doll Friday: Tall Fashionista 79

Tall Fashionista with the old Teresa face.

Fashionista 79 in original outfit.

I hadn’t added a tall Fashionista to the collection as yet because I had been waiting to see one whose face I liked. The Fashionistas are being made with a few different face molds now but when the face I like is topped with pink or purple hair I tend to pass her by. As you have probably realised by now I am quite conservative in my tastes. I want natural hair shades and classic hairstyles, no Mohawks, buzz cuts etc for me thank you.

Naomi spotted 79 while she was in Adelaide and when she called me she said that this one had a different and nicer face than the others she had seen. I looked her up online and saw that she had the square-jawed Teresa’s face which is one of my favourites so naturally, I said yes, get her for me, please. Naomi usually has a good instinct about which dolls I will like.

So here she is. I am not crazy about this outfit but with some black leggings and boots, I think that it would look a lot better. The dress is rather short on its own.

I think she is going to be a problem to redress. Regular Barbie jeans and pants will look like “ankle freezers” on her. I will include her in a fashion show in the near future so we can see.

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Born in England in 1957 my family came to Australia in 1966. I grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, where I met and married my husband David. We came together over a mutual love of trains. Both of us worked for the railways for many years, his job was with Australian National Railways, while I spent 12 years working for the STA, later TransAdelaide the Adelaide city transit system. After leaving that job I worked in hospitality until 2008.
We moved to Tasmania in 2002 to live in the beautiful Huon Valley. David passed away in 2015 and I'm here on my own now but I have Cindy the dog and Polly the cat to keep me company.
I currently co-write two Wordpress blogswith my sister Naomi. Our doll blog "Dolls, Dolls, Dolls", and a "Our Other Blog" which is about everything else but with a focus on photographs and places in Tasmania.
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I had to chuckle over your post as I bought this doll strictly for the dress. It’s so true that everyone has different tastes when it comes to dolls. After I unboxed this Fashionista I wasn’t thrilled with the type of fabric used, but I still like the dress and it has been put on another doll. However, I do find the sleeves rather long, even for tall Fashionistas. To me the orange footwear is just another example of “What was Mattel thinking?!” This Fashionista does have a sweet face and the blonde hair with brown eyes is appealing. I’ll look forward to seeing how she works out in one of your fashion shows.

I just got an Asian Tux that’s too snug in the legs for most Kens but would work on a taller girl, w/ some booties or sling-back shoes..the orange shoes wouild look cute w/ camo-prints and neons. Love her face/eyes! Might have to dip into next years doll stash as still in Mrs. Santa mode, buying for donations right now.Lovely girl, have you named her yet?

She was the only good one in the entire stack of dolls for sale at Toyworld. I had boxes everywhere so I could see what was at the back but she was the only good one. Mattel make horrible Barbies and Kens now. I always look anyway I suppose from habit. I think if people dressed in nicer clothes, forgot the tatts and went for nicer haircuts we’d have nicer Barbies and Kens. Funny thing is back in the eighties only one Ken got anything like the mullet and that was the blonde Rockers Ken or whatever he was. His face wasn’t the nicest but he had a good hairstyle. If only they brought out a “Classic Line” and did them up in a few 70s & 80s outfits. I don’t mean the horrible pink things they used to create. I mean real outfits that real people used to wear. Some Duran Duran styled Kens would be amazing. What do we get? Man Bun Ken which looks absolutely ghastly.

lol..how about some reversible outfits. I found your Friday girl at a great price might use her as our donation girl for military service families for Christmas.. anything for under ten$ who looks good is great! How very fortunate you shared this doll today! (and she’s on sale!)Also even if she doen’t arrive before our club meeting to donate for Christmas, in spring is a raffle table for kids. I think if I buy one for me I’ll call her Felicity.

I’d be delighted to buy Fashionista’s for under $10 but we count ourselves lucky to find them under $20 these days. Do you remember that Mattel made some reversible Fashion Ave. fashions some years ago?

No I didn’t ,that would be great, a reversible outfit for non holidays would be fun. Khol’s had #79 for $5ish and another girl I suspect could be a skipper friend in limited (probably sell out) quantities so got 6 dolls under $40.I saw a review for tall Teresa ,only complaint no bend knees. I thing several dolls are better models for high fashions or Ooak and fantasy, so this isn’t an issue for me.

The other doll was #71 Fashionista. I find I like #79 best though. I might look for #10 or 82.I got a funny little Frankenbarbie from E-bay same day as my 1987 Paul arrived. She has a 1968 brunette mod Barbie head with a Francie body. She reminds me of the Life in the dollhouse girls with bigger heads.(and eyelashes, maybe she will be their housemother).

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I came to Australia with my mother and sister Vanda in 1966 from the UK aboard the Sitmar liner Castel Felice. We settled in South Australia I lived in the western suburbs of Adelaide for most of my life. I became very interested in retro items in my twenties. It was always a dream of mine to have an old house and fill it with retro items. I have done it twice now. My main interest is collecting old things. They do not have to be valuable, only interesting. There is something reassuring about old retro items. I have all sorts of things including doll related items. My other interests are my beautiful pets, art and going for drives to who knows where. I also enjoy board games or doing a scenic jig saw puzzle on a wintry afternoon by the fire. My goal is to travel a bit more as there are some places I would love to see

About Vanda

Born in England in 1957 my family came to Australia in 1966. I grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, where I met and married my husband David. We came together over a mutual love of trains. Both of us worked for the railways for many years, his job was with Australian National Railways, while I spent 12 years working for the STA, later TransAdelaide the Adelaide city transit system. After leaving that job I worked in hospitality until 2008.
We moved to Tasmania in 2002 to live in the beautiful Huon Valley. David passed away in 2015 and I'm here on my own now but I have Cindy the dog and Polly the cat to keep me company.
I currently co-write two Wordpress blogswith my sister Naomi. Our doll blog "Dolls, Dolls, Dolls", and a "Our Other Blog" which is about everything else but with a focus on photographs and places in Tasmania.

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